2024 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program Updates
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) accepts applications under the following streams:
- Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream
- Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream
- Employer Job Offer: Int'l Student Stream
- Masters / PhD Graduate Stream
- French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream*
- Human Capital Priorities Stream*
- Skilled Trades Stream*
- Regional Pilot Stream
- Entrepreneur Stream
PRIORITY OCCUPATIONS [As of Current Date]
- NOC 0114 - Other administrative services managers
- NOC 0122 - Banking, credit and other investment managers
- NOC 0124 - Advertising, marketing and public relations managers
- NOC 0125 - Other business services managers
- NOC 0211 - Engineering managers
- NOC 0311 - Managers in health care
- NOC 0601 - Corporate sales managers
- NOC 0631 - Restaurant and food service managers
- NOC 0711 - Construction managers
- NOC 0731 - Managers in transportation
- NOC 0911 - Manufacturing managers
- NOC 1121 - Human resources professionals
- NOC 1122 - Professional occupations in business management consulting
- NOC 2161 - Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
- NOC 3012 - Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- NOC 3211 - Medical laboratory technologists
- NOC 3231 - Opticians
- NOC 3233 - Licensed practical nurses
TECHNOLOGY OCCUPATIONS*[As of Current Date]
- NOC 20012 - Computer and information systems managers
- NOC 21211 - Data Scientists
- NOC 21223 - Database analysts and data administrators
- NOC 21230 - Computer systems developers and
- NOC 21231 - Software engineers and designers
- NOC 21232 - Software developers and programmers
- NOC 21233 - Web designers
- NOC 21234 - Web developers and programmers
- NOC 21311 - Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
Ontario also frequently invites applicants under the following streams:
- French Proficiency and experience in Health, IT and multiple sectors [Varies]
- Skilled Trades Stream
TRADES STREAM*
To qualify under Ontario’s Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream, you must have a minimum of one year of work experience in Ontario in one of the following NOC B occupations in Minor Group 633 or Major Group 72, 73, or 82.
Targeted Occupations [As of current date]
- 7235 Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
- 7236 Ironworkers
- 7241 Electricians
- 7244 Electrical power line and cable workers
- 7252 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
- 7271 Carpenters
- 7282 Concrete finishers
- 7291 Roofers
- 7302 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
- 7312 Heavy duty equip mechanics
- 7313 Refrigeration and AC mechanics
- 7316 Machine fitters
- 7318 Elevator constructors and mechanics
- 7371 Crane operators
Plus 13 manufacturing related occupations for positions outside 'Greater Toronto Area' [Listed below]
- NOC 9411 – machine operators, mineral and metal processing
- NOC 9416 – metalworking and forging machine operators
- NOC 9417 – machining tool operators
- NOC 9418 – other metal products machine operators
- NOC 9421 – chemical plant machine operators
- NOC 9422 – plastics processing machine operators
- NOC 9437 – woodworking machine operators
- NOC 9446 – industrial sewing machine operators
- NOC 9461 – process control and machine operators, food, beverage and associated products processing
- NOC 9523 – electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers
- NOC 9526 – mechanical assemblers and inspectors
- NOC 9536 – industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators
- NOC 9537 – other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors
Employer Job Offer: [Expression of Interest Draws]
Ontario regularly invites [based on ranking] applicants from following streams with an eligible work exp and employment offer
- Foreign Worker stream
- International Student stream
- In-Demand Skills stream - Work experience in the national occupational codes comprising of occupations in: Health, agricultural, Trades
- In-Demand Skills stream - Manufacturing (outside the GTA only]
Trending News: [Ontario PNP]
- Ontario relaunches immigrant investor program with 100 migrants pledging $200,000 each
- ON is planning to accept 100 immigrants in the next two years under a program allowing foreign entrepreneurs to apply for immigration to the province
- after they invest a minimum of $200,000 in its economy.
- Provincial Government will focus on attracting international entrepreneurs to Ontario communities outside the Greater Toronto Area.
- Entrepreneurs will be nominated for immigration under the province's economic immigration program after they start a new business or purchase an existing one in Ontario.
- The Province is expecting at a minimum $20 million in business investment generated through this immigration stream.
Consult with us for current info and for more specific details on any of the programs under Ontario PNP